The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-08-03
Washington County.
Barre.


people who have subscribed literally to
help the band that they ought to take some
night other than Thursday, when all places
of business are closed, as the tendency of
the concerts are to draw out quite a crowd
and many from the hills who would take
the same time for some trading. We think
the band ought to ponder this and try and
help those who have assisted them. -
ID. B. Minard went to Montreal last week,
and when he came back spent a short time
at the lake fishing, where he had good sue
cess. - Two small children of a Mr..
Cady of Gospel Village died of diphtheria
Saturday. There are no more cases at the
present time. - l.. A. Taft and wife are
to take two weeks carriage drive and WIS.,
iting trip in the northern part of the state.
IS. o. Wells returned last week from
a business trip in Connecticut. - Clan
Gordon holds its annual outing and day of
sports at the Barre Spring House grounds
next Saturday, when our Scotch friends are
expecting good time. - At a village
meeting last week, called to see what could
be done in regard to bringing water into the
village, good deal of talk was INDUCED in
and but little done. Finally a committee of
three-E. w Bisbee, e. l.. Smith and w.
ID. Hooker-was appointed to investigate
the matter, ascertain If the charter of cor
poration granted could be purchased, and
procure an engineer and make a survey, to
get at the matter practically, this commit
tee not to incur an expense of over 500 and
to make its report at some future meeting
- w. a. Perry and o. II. Reed and wife
returned from Saratoga last week. - O.
B. Boyce and family go to Old Orchard
Beach this week to spend few days. -
Mrs. G. E. Densmore and Mrs. Abbie Pierce
are to spend few days at Old Orchard.
Cabot.
Miss CLARIssA MORSE, for a long time a
resident of the poor-farm, died suddenly
last Thursday. - Nathaniel Perry, who
has been at the retreat in Burlington
for medical treatment, has gone to live
with his daughter, Mrs. George Carpenter.
- The bright little five-year-Old son of
w. S. Batchelder, former townsman, but
now of San Francisco, Cal, died of dph-
liberia in that city July 18TH 80 Some of
our townsmen are interested in the railroad
war now in progress at Concord, n. III.
They expect that if the Boston & Maine
railroad is successful it will insure the build
ing of the road chartered last fall from
Marshfeld to Hardwick.-Fisher. - The
promenade concert by the band last Friday
night was well attended and enjoyed by all
present - Mrs. Mary Mellon and
A. Wiley of New York are stopping at G.
A. Willey's. - Miss Mabel Brackett and
Miss Rebecca Bulard of st. Johnsbury are
visiting Miss Lillian Wells. - Miss Ma
bel Fairbanks of st. Johnsbury is stopping
at Il. III. Rogers. - w. j, Town of Barre
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has received new "Victor bicycle and
| Charlie Lawson has bought the bicycle for
merly owned by Guy Britt. - Mrs. T.
II. Lance and son Joie went to the beach last
Monday. - A large number of the
| Grand Army boys and some of the Sons of
Veterans are attending the reunion at Mont
| pelier this week.
East Calais.
MR.. MARCUS AINswoRTH died very sud-
denly last week Thursday of heart disease.
- Foxes are visiting the poultry-yards.
| Charlie Burnap, who lost twenty turkeys
the other night, thinks their room is better
than their company. - w. l.. Pierce
and family are making flying visit in the
northern part OF the state. - Mrs DIR.
NJ. X. Dwinell is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Levi Dwinell. - Oscar Guern-
sey's children have been sick with canker-
rash, but are improving now.
North Montpelier.
A. j. HoLLIsTER has on exhibition at the
store of w. G.. Nye a stalk of Sanford corn
cut August 1st that measures twelve feet
plump. - c. p. HOLSTERS camping
party broke camp yesterday Tuesday
Another party will occupy the same camp
tomorrow, consisting of Mr.. and Mrs
George Kelton, Messrs. Walter Little, Frank
Hathaway and Ward Cate and Misses Belle
and Julia Holister May Southwck and
several others, making in all about sixteen
/ ID.
his home in Wakefield, Mass, Friday night
of last week. 80 George F. Sibley has
commenced work on the foundations for his
new residence where the old boarding
house stood.
Marshfield.
DURING his visit home o. T. Dwinell has
preached two very able sermons and given
an address on temperance. He leaves town
Thursday of this week for Winchester
Mass, to visit James Dwinell. He will &C
by the way of the White Mountains From
Winchester he goes to his home in Val
paraiso, Indiana The kind wishes of hi:
many friends accompany him. TIL,
hotel is closed Frank White will accommo
date travellers at his home at the upper enc
of the village. - ID. =. Spencer is on the
sick list and Mrs E. S. Pitkin is suffering
from an attack of asthma. - III. III
Meader was arrested last week for intoXica
ton. His trial was to occur the I'd instant
1t is said that more arrests are to follow.
MiddIesex.
THE house and barn, with their contents
belonging TO the widow of George Phelps, il
Moretown, were burned Saturday last, Will,
the family We're away to the circus. Tn,
buildings were not valuable, but they fur
nished a comfortable home for a poor family
No insurance. 1t is thought the fire was in
cendiary. - a sad and fatal accident oc
CURED here Thursday last. Emerson Jos
of Waitsheld, came from his home to NEE
a niece at the railroad station. AS he ap
preached the crossing near the station h,
discovered a freight-train standing near it
but with his usual determination he droV,
over the crossing When alongside tn,
engine his horse SHE'D violently, so that Mr.
Joslin's head came in contact with the sign
post, breaking his skull and otherwise Sc
verely injuring him. He fingered unit
Saturday evening, when death ended hi
suiferings. - Badger x Martin had quit,
a stroke of bad luck on their return from
speculating trip to Boston. The barn a
New London, n. H., in which they haC
stabbed eight horses for the night wa
struck by lightning last Friday morning anC
burned, together with six of their horses
and one belonging to the owner of the barn
The two horses saved We're the least valu
able of the lot, two of those lost beinl
trotters of considerable value. - Tn,
ladies social will meet this week with Mrs
DIR, Bishop. 60 Quarterly meeting serv
ices were held at the village church las
Sunday, Rev. G. Il. Smith of Waterbur,
officiating, in exchange with the pastor.
Moretown.
Mr.. WILLIAM G.. TAYTE and Mr.. JOIN
Pratt of Salem, Mass, have been the guest
of f. ID. Griffith for the past few days, Gu
readers will remember the incident las
Christmas of little Josie Griffith sending
note in "A turkey asking Santa Claus to sen,
her doll and chain. Mr.. Tayte bough
the turkey and sent the presents as re
quested. Since then a correspondence ha
been kent up between the parties, and las